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League of Women Voters on the Ground Getting Voters Ready (News Clips)

3/15/2023

This story was originally published in Generations Magazine. There is no “right” age to give back to your community. But for members of the League of Women Voters (LWV)—50 state League (and the…

We Need Local Climate Action Plans (Blog)

1/31/2023

A concerted global effort is needed to fight climate change, yet global commitments to reduce carbon emissions are inadequate and slow. Local, regional, and state efforts are needed to step up the…

Women, Girls, and Climate Change at COP27 (Blog)

1/10/2023

In November 2022, the League sent delegates in person and virtually to observe the COP27 Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Experts highlighted ways in which climate change…

Juliana v. United States (Legal Case)

12/22/2022

The League of Women Voters of the United State and the League of Women Voters of Oregon filed an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs seeking to block a liquified natural gas export facility and…

Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California (Legal Case)

12/6/2022

The League filed an amicus brief with 45 other organizations challenging the Trump Administration’s rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Boise's Shiva Rajbhandari debriefs us on COP27 (News Clips)

12/2/2022

As an official representative of the national League of Women Voters, Shiva Rajbhandari talked to Boise State Public Radio about the COP27 Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

Native American Activist You Should Know: Naelyn Pike (Blog)

11/29/2022

Naelyn Pike is a 23-year-old Chiricahua Apache. As a lifelong fighter, she continues to follow in her grandfather’s — the Apache Stronghold's founder — footsteps in protecting Apache's holy and…

Who are the Tennesseans who don't vote? (News Clips)

11/22/2022

This episode originally aired on WPLN News. Tennessee has historically had low voter turnout. Today, we're talking about a few of the reasons behind those numbers.

A cleaner campaign: Central Florida volunteers push for more plastic political sign recycling (News Clips)

11/21/2022

This story was originally published by Spectrum News. When Kay Hudson looks at campaign signs, she sees clutter. With Election Day over, the League of Women Voters volunteer has a new task —…

League Calls on Congress to Protect Dreamers in Lame Duck Session (Press Release)

11/21/2022

WASHINGTON – Today, the League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase Solomón released the following statement in support of the legislation to protect DACA recipients: